ElectionlineToday

August 16, 2017

Utah Co. ballot blunder causes confusion at polls

Utah County voters reported continued confusion at the polls Tuesday after more than 68,000
unaffiliated voters received incorrect mail-in primary election ballots. The situation was
confusing for some voters who either discarded the ballot or already sent it in, not knowing
their vote in the Republican primary would not be counted unless they went to the polls to
affiliate with the party. Ryan Morgan, Desert News.

Thousands in Queens remain without a place to vote on primary day

Less than a month before the upcoming primary election, thousands of tenants at a Queens
housing complex don't know where they are supposed to vote on Sept. 12. Brigid Bergin,
WNYC.

Also in electionlineToday news from: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and national news (5:45 a.m. Eastern 08/16/17)

National News: President makes civil rights-related appointment to DHS

Alabama: Power outage does not stop voting in Colbert Co. | Secretary of state: Voter turnout
so far today 'abysmal' | Voters express concern over low turnout at the polls

California: Napa Co.'s election division seeks input on draft election plan

Colorado: Colorado voter registration at record high despite cancellations | Frederick recall
election 'absolutely ridiculous waste of money'

Florida: Felons' voting rights activists want 1M petitions

Illinois: Polling places in Normal shift to Heartland Community College

Indiana: County considers buying new voting equipment

Iowa: State of Iowa law changes effecting voting and election day registration process

Maine: Building under contract for sale, displacing city polling place

Maryland: Two top Hogan officials OK'd participation in voter fraud commission, emails show

Michigan: Detroit city clerk candidates answers your questions | Judge: Detroit absentee
ballots from primary will stand | Chaos continues in Macomb Co. clerk office
Minnesota: Election issues being considered in the county

Nevada: Las Vegas to recognize vote center ambassadors

New York: Thousands in Queens remain without a place to vote on primary day | False election
info in message that's gone viral

Ohio: Butler Co. BOE employee dies | County considers voting options

South Dakota: Minnehaha Co. could invest $300K in new 'smart' voting machines

Texas: Federal court orders Texas voting map changes ahead of 2018 | Federal court invalidates
part of Texas congressional map | Parker takes post with Texas Association of Election
Administrators

Utah: Utah Co. ballot blunder causes confusion at polls | As of noon, only 216 people had voted
in-person in all of Salt Lake Co.

Virginia: President makes civil rights-related appointment to DHS | Electoral board studies pay
increase for poll workers

Washington: Primary election turnout reaches 27 percent

West Virginia: AG and secretary of state urge SCOTUS to protect election integrity